Humor Reading Challenge 2024

The next one I'm bringing back for next year.

 

Choose a level from below.  You may go up a level, but not down.

Cartoonist: 1-5 books

Humor Columnist: 6-10 books 

Comedy Writer:  11-15 books

Stand Up Comedian: More than 15 books 

Guidelines for the Challenge:

• Challenge runs from January 1 to December 31, 2024. Books must be started on or after January 1 to count. Re-reads are allowed as long as they are read during the specified time frame.
• Books may cross over to other challenges in which you are participating.
• Any book (fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, graphic novels, poetry collections, plays, picture books) labeled as humor counts. As such, all book formats (paper, audio, electronic) may be read.
• You do not need a blog to sign up. You may keep tract of your progress on Goodreads, Amazon or other similar sites with a shelf dedicated to this challenge. Or sign up on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc. 
• There will be no checkins, nor do you need to post reviews.
• Sign up below in the comments. 

 

Need ideas? Here are some links to get started:

Goodreads: Funniest Books Ever

Goodreads: Books that Made Me Laugh Out Loud

Goodreads: Humor Books

B&N: 50 of the Funniest Books Ever Written

Amazon Best Sellers: Best Humor

My Books:

1. Bo's Magical New Friend--Rebecca Elliott
2. Gmorning, Gnight!--Lin-Manuel Miranda
3. Fatally Frosted--Jessica Beck
4. Bluebeard--Kurt Vonnegut
5. Paris: The Memoir--Paris Hilton
6. Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous--Suzanne Park
7. XOXO--Axie Oh
8. Death by Cherry Chocolate Cheesecake--Sarah Graves
9. Happy Place--Emily Henry
10. The Spanish Love Deception--Elena Armas
11. Say the Word--Frank Delaney
12. The Fabulous Zed Watson!--Basil Sylvester
13. Sugar and Spice--Sarah Mlynowski
14. With a Dog AND Cat, Every Day is Fun, Volume 1--Hidekichi Matsumoto
15. Scandal--Amanda Quick
16. The Painted Queen--Elizabeth Peters and Joan Hess
17. Check & Mate--Ali Hazelwood
18. The Funny Little Woman--Arlene Mosel
19. The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez--Adrianna Cuevas
20. The Black Flamingo--Dean Atta
21. Cinderella Liberator--Rebecca Solnit
22. Sue & Tai-chan--Kanata Komani
23. My Video Game Ate My Homework--Dustin Hansen
24. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood--Quentin Tarantino
25. Young Jane Young--Gabrielle Zevin
26. Pam Ayres: Down the Line
27. The Singles Game--Lauren Weisberger
28. The Magical Reality of Nadia--Bassem Youssef & Catherine R. Daly
29. Lumberjanes: Out of Time--Noelle Stevenson
30. Yellowface--R.F. Kuang
31. Life is Sweet--Elizabeth Bass
32. Evil Eclairs--Jessica Beck
33. Bunkie Spills--Bradley K. Rosen
34. Patty Jane's House of Curl--Lorna Lindvik
35. In Her Shoes--Jennifer Weiner
36. The Tail of Emily Windsnap--Liz Kessler 
37. Read and Gone--Allison Brook
38. Funny Story--Emily Henry
39. The Summer Book Club--Susan Mallery
40. Where'd You Go, Bernadette--Maria Semple (reread)
41. Henry Heckelbeck Breaks a Leg--Wanda Coven
42. The Stepsisters--Susan Mallery
43. It's Better This Way--Debbie Macomber
44. Love at First Like--Hannah Orenstein
45. Summers at the Saint--Mary Kay Andrews
46. Countdown--Deborah Wiles
47. Bergdorf Blondes--Plum Sykes
48. The Kept Woman--Susan Donovan
49. Spin: The Rumpelstiltskin Musical--Neil Fishman
50. Powdered Peril--Jessica Beck  
51. No T. Rex in the Library--Toni Buzzeo
52. The Music Shop--Rachel Joyce
53. Middle England--Jonathan Coe
54. Horrible Harry at Halloween--Suzy Kline
55. The Idiot--Elif Batuman
56. I'm Glad My Mom Died--Jennette McCurdy
57. Snow White With the Red Hair 1--Sorata Akiduki
58. Favorite Dog Stories--James Herriot
59. Heartstopper Vol. 2--Alice Oseman
60. The Perfect Couple--Elin Hilderbrand
61. A Million Little Pieces--James Frey (reread)
62. A Bad Kitty Christmas--Nick Bruel
63. Best in Snow--David Rosenfelt
64. The Gingerbread Man Loose on Christmas--Laura Murray
65. By a Thread--Lucy Score
66. The Twelve Jays of Christmas--Donna Andrews